BRIDGE

TRUSS
BY:

ROOSHEET MEHTA -1815036

NUPOOR PANCHAL - 181504 1

PRATT TRUSS

T h e b a s i c f o r m o f P ra t t t r u s s i n c l ud es
t r i a n gu la r t r u s s d e s i g n w h os e d i a g o na l
m e m b e rs s l o p e t o wa r d t h e c e n t e r o f t h e
b r i d g e.

T h e ve r t ic a l m e m b e r s a r e i n c o m p r e s s io n,
w h i l s t t h e d i a g o na l m em ber s a r e i n
t e n s i o n.
 BEST USED FOR:
Advantages
• Awa r e o f m e m b e r ’s b e h av ior
• Where a cost-effective design is required
– d i a g o nal m e m b e r s a r e i n
te n s i o n, ver tical m e m b e r s i n • Where a mix of loads are applied
co m p r e s s ion
• Where a simple structure is required
• Th e a b ove ca n b e u s e d to
d e s i g n a co s t - e f fective
s tr u ctu r e
• Si m p le d es ig n
• We l l a ccep te d a n d u s e d
d e si g n

Disadvantages
• N o t a s a d va n ta ge ou s i f th e
l o a d i s n o t ve r tical
PROBLEM
STATEMENT
ANALYTICAL
SOLUTION
STRUCTURAL
DESIGN
RESULTS
REFERENCES

• https://www.degreetutors.com /structural -analysis /

• https://skyciv.com /docs /tutorials /truss -tutorials /types -of-truss-

structures /

• https://www.sciencedirect.com /topics /engineering /truss

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